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#005B8D

#005b8d ≈ Lapis Lazuli

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#005b8d is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 35.69% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 35.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 201.28°, with 100% saturation and 27.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lapis Lazuli (#26619c), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.0941

Complementary

  1. #005b8d
  2. #8d3200

Split complementary

  1. #005b8d
  2. #8d0014
  3. #8d7900

Analogous

  1. #008d79
  2. #005b8d
  3. #00148d

Triadic

  1. #005b8d
  2. #8d005b
  3. #5b8d00

Tetradic

  1. #005b8d
  2. #32008d
  3. #8d3200
  4. #5b8d00

Square

  1. #005b8d
  2. #79008d
  3. #8d3200
  4. #148d00

Monochromatic

  1. #000d14
  2. #002a41
  3. #005b8d
  4. #008cda
  5. #27b2ff

Shades

#005b8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #005b8d
  2. #00527f
  3. #004971
  4. #004063
  5. #003755
  6. #002e47
  7. #002438
  8. #001b2a
  9. #00121c
  10. #00090e
  11. #000000

Tints

#005b8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #005b8d
  2. #1a6b98
  3. #337ca4
  4. #4d8caf
  5. #669dbb
  6. #80adc6
  7. #99bdd1
  8. #b3cedd
  9. #ccdee8
  10. #e6eff4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#005b8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #005b8d
  2. #0d5f8c
  3. #1a628a
  4. #266689
  5. #336a88
  6. #406e87
  7. #4d7185
  8. #5a7584
  9. #667983
  10. #737c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #435870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435d8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30518c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00676d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #335c8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #24558c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00637b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-005b8d {
  color: #005b8d;
}
Background
.bg-005b8d {
  background-color: #005b8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-005b8d {
  border: 2px solid #005b8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #005b8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 91 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 201 100% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-005b8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #005b8d, #00148d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-005b8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 91 141 / 0.35);
}

#26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 4.22 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 4.68 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.62 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.51 #ffa472 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Lapis Lazuli
#005b8d  rgb(0, 91, 141)  hsl(201, 100%, 28%)  Lapis Lazuli
#8d3200  rgb(141, 50, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 28%)  Saddle Brown
#8d005b  rgb(141, 0, 91)  hsl(321, 100%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#5b8d00  rgb(91, 141, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 28%)  Olive Drab